RIFLE SHOOTING

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18803, 5 March 1923, Page 9

RIFLE SHOOTING

AREA U A. DUNEDIN. ANNUAL MEETING. The rain on Saturday made conditions rather unpleasant on the Pelichet Bay range, where the annual rifle meeting of Area U A, Dunedin, was commenced. There was no wind to trouble the competitors, and possibles were obtained in several cases. Record entries were received for both series, A and B, the former attracting 130 competitors and the latter 05. The range management, in charge of Major li. E. Barrowclough, Lieutenant S. M. Satterthwaite, lieutenant S. N. Gillman, and Captain Hunt, was all that could be desired, and ou the whole the meeting was very successful. Colonel E. E- Smith and Major E. H. Dampen visited the range m tue afternoon, when the former, in Presenting the prizes to the winning competitors, emphasised the value of musketry in military work. The meeting will be continued on Saturday nest, when a series open to Cadets under the age of 17 on December 31 last will be fired, and on the following Saturday there will be a senes of Lewis, Hotchkiss, and Viokers gun matches. The following are the results: AGGREGATES. Semes A. For Territorials, Reservists, and Cadets. First prize, gold medal; second prize, trophy. Possible, 126 points. Company Sergeant-major C, W, Cayzer, 0.8.H.5., 103 points 1 Private R. Fraser, First Battalion, Otago Regiment, 96 points, and Trooper J. M, Briggs, Fifth (Otago) Mounted Raises, 96 points (equal) " Series B. For Senior Cadets. First prize, go’d medal; second prize, trophy. Possible 12b points. Company Sergeant-major C. 'W. Cayzer, U.8.H.5., 99 points 1 Cadet G. K. Nicnolson, D/4 Otago Regiment, 93 points 2 Unit Pmzes. ARTILLERY (trophy presented by the officers of the 12th and 14th Batteries, to the artilleryman highest in the aggregate). —Gunner K L. Hanson (14th Battery), 73 points. _ Fifth (Otago) Mounted Rifles (Moms Cup for the trooper highest in the aggregate). Hooper J. M. Briggs, 96 points. First Battalion, Otago Regiment (Challenge Belt for highest in the battalion m the aggregate).—Private R. Fraser, 96 points. TEAMS MATCHES. Series A. First Battalion, Otago Regiment (Privates R Praser, L. G, Townsend, R. C, Marshall. J. S. Lean, J. H. Conly, and C. E. Tourell), 530 points • • • J Fifth (Otago) Mounted Rifles, 336 points 2 11th Battery, 346 points ■> Series B. Otago Boys’ High School (Company Ser-geant-major C. W. Cazyer, Lance-cor-porals L. Budd, N. Martin, Corporal J. Don, Sergeant X*. G. Pryde, and Cadet R. F. Duckworth), 478 points .. 1 B Company, Sixth Battalion, Otago Regiment (Port Chalmers), 378 points .. 2 A Company, Fourth 1 Battalion, Otago Regiment (North Dunedin), 357 points 3 ■ / MATCHES. Semes A. Match I. —Application. Second-class target, 200 yards. One compulsory sighter and seven rounds. Possible, 23 points. Lieutenant R. R. Nimmo, £2, 26 points .. 1 Trooper J. M. Briggs, £1 10s, 25 points 2 Trooper L. G. Vik, £l, 21 points -- 3 Private G. E. Mullcngcr, 34 points, ss; Sergeant S’. F. C. MTnncs. 24 points, ss; Cadet A. Batchelor, 24 points, ss; Lieutenant G. H. Gubbins, 24 points, ss; Private R Praser, 24 points, 2s 6d; Company Ser-geant-major C. W. Cayzer, 24 points, 2s 6d; Private A. C. Marshall, 34 points, 2a 6d; Gunner R. L. Hanson, 33 points, 2s 6d. Match lI.—A; snap-shooting, figure 3 target, 300 yards. Five rounds, fiyo seconds allowed for each shot. B: Rapid, secondclass target, 200 yards, 10 rounds in 45 seconds. Rifle loaded with five rounds, breech closed. Possibles, 15 iA), and 40 (B) point*. Private H. Fraser, £2, 12 and 33 points 1 Trooper J. M. Briggs, £1 10a, 12 and 33 points •••••••• " Company Sergeant-major C. w. Cayzer, fl, 15 and 29 points 3 Private C. T. M‘Ara, ss, 12 and 29 points; Private J. S. Lean, ss, 9 and 32 points; Corporal J. Hunter. ss, 15 and 26 points. Private L. G. Townsend, ss, 9 and 30 points; Private I. F. Daly, 2s 6d, 6 and 32 points; Corporal B. C. Reed, 2s 6d, 15 and 22 points; Sergeant R. D. Veiteh, 2s 6d, 9 and 28 points; Private R. C. Marshall, 2s 6d, 6 and 31 points. Match lll.— Moving target, figure 6, 200 yards. Five rounds. Possible lo points. Private E. Service, £1 2s 6d, 15 points 1 Private C. E. Tourell, £1 2a 6d, 15 points 2 Lieutenant R- R- Wimmon, £1 2s 6d, 15 points Private J. H. Conly, £1 2s 6d, 15 pomts; Private A. G. Ohisman, 3s, 12 points; Private F. L. Bell, 3s, 12 points; Private L. H. Brown, 3s, 12 points; Private J. fa. Lean, 3s, 12 points; Company Sergeantmajor C. W. Cayzer, 3s, 12 pomts; Private R C. Marshall, 3s, 13 points; Private C. 1. M’Ara, 3s, 12 points; Private P. A. Merum, 3s, 12 points; Company Sergeant-major W. C. M/Queem, 3s, 12 points. Match IV.— Application, second-class target, 300 yards. One compulsory sighter and seven rounds. Possible, 28 points. Lieutenant J. C. Faroell, £2, 23 points .. 1 Company Sergeant-major C. W. Cayzer £1 10s, 23 points .. -- •• 2 Sergeant-major L. W. Austin, £l, 23 pomts 3 Private L H. Brown, sa, 22 points; Private C. T. M’Ara, ss, 21 points; Lieutenant It. P. Mills, ss, 21 points; Bombardier W Cunningham, ss, 20 points; Private G. E.’ Mnllenger, 2s 6d, 20 points; Lance-cor-poral G. D. Earl, 2s 6d, 19 points; Private Smolensk!, 2s Gd, 19 points; Private L. Townsend, 2s 6d. Semes B. Match I.— Application, as in Match I, senes A* Sergeant T. Caffell, £1 10s, 25 points .. 1 Cadet E. H. Fogo, £l, 25 points .. -- - Cadet A. G. Thomson, 10s, 25 pomts .. 3 Cadet E. M’Ara, 3s, 24 points; Cadet A. W Porteous, 3s, 24 points; Corporal Rawlinson, 3a, 34 points; Company Sergeantmajor C. W. Cayzer, 3a. 24 points; Cadet W G. M’Clymont, 2s, 22 points; Cadet U. K' Nicholson, 2s, 22 points; Corporal J Don, 2s, 22 points; Cadet G. L. Gardiner, oa, 21 points. Match 11.— Snap-shooting as in A, with posiaible 30 points. Company Sergeant-major Cayzer, £1 10a, 30 points •• ** i Cadet G. K. Nicholson, £l, 30 points .. - Lance-corporal W. Budd, 10s, 24 pomts 3 Cadet Macassey, 3s, 21 points; Cadet A. G Thomson, 3s, 21 points; Cadet E. n. 3s, 21 points; Corporal J. Don, 3s, 21 points; Cadet R. W. Connor, 2s 18 points; Sergeant Caffell, 3s. 18 pomts; Cadet G. L. Gardiner, 2s, 18 points; Cadet A. w. Porteous, 2s, 15 points. MlatcH lll.— Rapid, as in series A. with possible 40 points.

Lance-corporal Martin, £1 10s, 31 points X Cadet G. L. Gardiner, £l, 30 points .. ‘3 Sergeant CaHell, 10s, 30 points 3 Sergeant L. G. Pryde, • 3a, 27 points; Cadet F. W. Peters, 3s, 27 points; Lancocorporal Budd, 3s, 27 points; Corporal J. Lon 3s, 26 points; Sergeant F.rdmnn, 2s, 26 points; Cadet A. M. Miller, 2s, 26 points; Sergeant Caakic, 2a, 25 points; Cad'et E. H. Fogo, 2s, 25 points. Match IV. —Application, as in Match IV, Series A.

Cadet A. M. Miller, £1 10s, 22 points 1 Company Sergeant-major C. W. Cayzer, £l, 21 points “ Cadet S. V. Middlomass, -Os, 21 points 3 Cadet A. W. Porteous, 3s, 20 points; Cadet E. Pottitt, 3s, 19 points; Lance-corporal J. S. Spence, 3s, 19 points; Cadet K. F. Duckworth, 3-s, 19 points; Cadet \V. G. M'Clymont, 2a, 18 points; Cadet F. AV. Peters, 2s, 17 points; Cadet G. K. Nicholson, 2s, 17 points; Cadet S. K. Morrison,''2s. 17 points.